Rafa Counts on Papá

By Joe Cepeda

 

 

Publisher: ‎Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 

Language: ‎English

Hardcover: ‎40 pages

ISBN-10: ‎0316540897

ISBN-13: ‎978-0316540896

 

For fans of Guess How Much I Love You? and Just Me and My Dad comes a heartwarming story perfect for Father's Day about a son and his papá who love to measure everything, including their love for each other.

 

Rafa and his papá love to count and measure together. They know how many branches they climb to their favorite spot, they know how high their dog Euclid can jump, and they know how far they can run. But there’s one thing Rafa can't count or measure because it is infinite: the love that he and his papá share.

 

Pura Belpré Honor illustrator and author Joe Cepeda celebrates curiosity and shows the tender and playful relationship between father and son on every inch of the page. With a subtle nod to introducing concepts, from real objects to the abstract, readers feel the immeasurable love of this Latinx family as Papá delights in spending time with Rafa.

 

Review

"With a dearth of stories showing the camaraderie between father and son, this book deserves a place on the shelves."―School Library Journal

 

"This colorful picture book is a love letter to math as well as to the immeasurable beauty of love. Readers will have a blast identifying the many items on each page, from an abacus to a drawer full of pocket watches and a bucket full of baseballs."―Booklist

 

"The pleasure that this father-son duo take in being together is palpable…. A charming book to remind kids that they are loved."―Kirkus Reviews

 

“Cepeda offers a STEM-inspired spin on the connection between a Latinx-cued father and son in this appealing, measurement-oriented picture book.”―Publishers Weekly

 

 

 

 

Activities to do at home with our children

Thousands of children are staying at home around the world due to Coronavirus. I am posting some activities that you can do at home with your niños and niñas.

If you want to read children’s books on line visit the International Children's Digital Library. Please read to your child everyday. There are books in many different languages.

English: http://en.childrenslibrary.org

Spanish: http://es.childrenslibrary.org

#yomequedoencasa  #maybesomethingbeautiful

Author and illustrator, Rafael Lopez is posting black and white drawings from his books that didn't make to the final cut.

He says, “This way young readers will discover drawings never seen before and an opportunity to color them in their own way. If you like to share your drawing post it on social media with a hashtag like #yomequedoencasa, or #maybesomethingbeautiful.”

Other illustrators are joining to this great idea!

Joe Cepeda

Steve Musgrave

If you are an illustrator, you can post your art on social media and add   #yomequedoencasa  or #maybesomethingbeautiful

Educational Website

starfall.com

Starfall.com® opened in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded to include language arts and mathematics for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade.

Gracias / Thanks

By Pat Mora

Illustrated by John Parra

In a series of poetic sentences, a young boy (biracial Mexican/Caucasian) tells about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful. Come share the joy, and think about all the things for which you can say, ¡Gracias! Thanks!

More Children's Books for Thanksgiving

Celebrate Thanksgiving Day with Beto and Gaby by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy. Illustrated by Claudia Rueda.

Beto and Gaby anxiously wait for their relatives to arrive for Thanksgiving dinner. One by one, they each call to inform the family that they will not be able to attend because of a great snowstorm. Suddenly, their grandmother appears with a group of elder friends who have nowhere to have dinner, and the celebration becomes really special. Contains an informative section on Thanksgiving Day.

Gracias, the Thanksgiving turkey by Joy Cowley. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda.

Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.

¿Pavo para la Cena de Gracias? ¡No, gracias!

Por Alma Flor Ada. Ilustrado por Vivi Escriva.


When the turkey overhears a conversation about how fat and tasty he will be on Thanksgiving, he loses his own appetite. He meets a young spider who sets out to find a way to save the turkey.

¡Vámonos! Let's Go!

by René Colato Laínez

Joe Cepeda, Illustrator 
ISBN: 9780823434428 

I am so happy that my new bilingual book ¡Vámonos! Let's Go! is available now. This week, I received my author's copies. It is always great to see, feel and hug a book for the first time.

The Box is Here!

Bravo, it is my new book.

¡Vámonos! Let's Go!

"The Wheels on the Bus" takes on a new, bilingual identity as children sing in both English and Spanish about the exciting noises made by all sorts of vehicles.

You may know that the wheels on the bus go round and round, but did you know that las ruedas del bus ruedan y ruedan? Or that while the horn on the truck goes honk, honk, honk, la bocina del camión goes tut tuu tuu? 

Young readers are in for a cheerful and cacophonous ride in this bilingual picture book that introduces them to the sounds of motorcycles, fire trucks, airplanes and more in both English and Spanish. But the best sounds of all are the ones from the children as they reach the state park at the end of their trip. Yay and Yupi!

Get the lesson plan of the book at http://www.holidayhouse.com/title_display.php?ISBN=9780823434428

Take a look at the book trailer